GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| apparent | open to view : visible |